Im a keen cook at home. Im after a good 'universal' knife. Any ideas?!


Question: You have to physically hold that ONE knife you will cherrish
So look at cutlery stores and touch them
To get ideas check online
like here
http://www.merloscutlery.com


Answers: You have to physically hold that ONE knife you will cherrish
So look at cutlery stores and touch them
To get ideas check online
like here
http://www.merloscutlery.com

A good Santoku knife is the best all around

I swear by my 8" santoku. I use it for practically everything except bread.

I with Ron, I was going to suggest a santoku knife myself. Just don't get a cheap one. Mine is a Wusthof.

Cutco knives are really nice and have the most comfortable handles, too. They come in all sorts of different sizes, and cut almost anything very easily.

I have had a Wustof Trident (Solingen, Germany) 8" chef's knife for the last 30 years. I highly recommend it and make sure you have it professionally sharpened (unless you have mastered the sharpening steel).

Try a cheaper version of the chef's knife before you spend the money on a top of the line knife. Go to Walmart and buy a Wiltshire chef knife and see how you like it. Watch the cooking shows on tv and see how the chefs use this knife. You can learn alot - they don't call it a "chef's knife" for nothing. You can use it for just about any cutting, slicing, smashing job you can think of.

I have two knives I can't cook without. Both J.A. Henckels four star- a chef's and paring knife. I've had them about 20 years. Henckels replaced the paring knife with no questions asked when I stupidly snapped the blade carving something that wasn't even food. I bought mine in a kitchen supply- type store when I had a dollars off coupon for any purchase. The four star series is part of their premium brand- good for home cooks, but not as expensive as some of their other premium line.





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